# WESTMINSTER ALMSHOUSES FOUNDATION

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 226936
- **Other names:** THE UNITED WESTMINSTER ALMSHOUSES CHARITY, UNITED WESTMINSTER ALMSHOUSES FOUNDATION
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Company number:** [09854252](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/09854252)
- **Registered:** March 22, 1973
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=226936


## Contact

- **Address:** Almshouses Foundation, Palmers House, 42 Rochester Row, LONDON
- **Postcode:** SW1P 1BU
- **Phone:** 020 7828 3131
- **Email:** clerk@westminsteralmshouses.com
- **Website:** www.westminsteralmshouses.com



## Activities

**Objects:** 4. OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY(1) THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE:(A) THE ALMSHOUSE OBJECTS;(B) THE RELIEF IN NEED OBJECT; AND(C) THE EDUCATIONAL OBJECT.(2) THE ALMSHOUSE OBJECTS ARE:(A) THE PROVISION OF HOUSING ACCOMMODATION FOR PERSONS IN NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS WHO (EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN THIS SCHEME): (I) ARE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT; OR (II) HAVE RESIDED IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT AT ANY TIME IN THE LAST TEN YEARS; AND (III) ARE OVER 60 YEARS OF AGE, EXCEPT IN EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES AGREED BY THE TRUSTEES. (B) SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE RESIDENTS AS THE TRUSTEES DECIDE. (3) THE RELIEF OF NEED OBJECT IS THE RELIEF OF PERSONS WHO ARE: (A) IN NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS; AND(B) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN THIS SCHEME, RESIDENT IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.(4) THE EDUCATIONAL OBJECT IS THE RELIEF OF PERSONS WHO:(A) ARE IN NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS; AND(B) ARE RESIDENT IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT; BY ADVANCING THEIR EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT. (5) THE TRUSTEES MAY RELIEVE PERSONS IN NEED BY:(A) MAKING GRANTS OF MONEY TO THEM; OR(B) PROVIDING OR PAYING FOR GOODS, SERVICES OR FACILITIES FOR THEM; OR(C) MAKING GRANTS OF MONEY TO OTHER PERSONS OR BODIES WHO PROVIDE GOODS, SERVICES OR FACILITIES TO THOSE IN NEED.

**Activities:** Provision of almshouses for older people and grants to individuals




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services
- **What:** The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Accommodation/housing
- **Who:** Elderly/old People



## Geography

- **Area of benefit:** LONDON BOROUGH OF THE CITY OF WESTMINSTER.
- City Of Westminster





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Westminster Almshouses Corporate Trustee |  | Feb. 9, 2017 |



## Linked charities

- MARIE CELESTE BRANCH OF THE FORMER WESTERN DISPENSARY (226936-1)



